Block ip Trap

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15 May, 2025
Protecting Substations from Lightning

Natural disasters including hurricanes, severe storms, winter storms, wildfires and heat waves are becoming more frequent and severe, causing widespread power outages across the United States. Between 2000 and 2023, 80 percent of U.S. power outages...

Dave Dong

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15 May, 2025
Surveying and Geomatics: Driving grid modernization through geospatial innovation

The geospatial sector has long worked behind the scenes, enabling technological advancements. However, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins, it is now playing a vital role in the modernization of energy grids. These...

Christine Byrne

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15 May, 2025
Microgrids Pack a Big Punch

Businesses and communities have long relied on centralized power grids, but as energy demand increases and reliability becomes less certain, many are looking for alternatives. More companies are adopting microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs),...

Craig Tropea

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15 May, 2025
Out of Harm’s Way: Proper battery installation

As the headlines attest, Mother Nature is powerful and can unleash any sort of tempest she chooses — anywhere and anytime. Ice storms in Texas, snow in Georgia, tornadoes in Kansas, and hurricanes that hit Gulf states and travel up the East Coast...

Sequoya Cross

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15 May, 2025
Sodium-Sulfur Technology Helps Unlock Long Duration Storage in Extreme Climates

Electrical grid operators already have their work cut out for them over the next few decades, as renewables grow to meet the surging power demands of data centers and industrial electrification. Keeping grids stable with intermittent energy like...

Caroline Brannock

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15 May, 2025
The Flow Battery Permitting Conundrum: What regulators need to know

Renewable energy will play an increasingly 

Eugene Beh

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21 Jan, 2025
The Next Leap in BESS Manufacturing: Overcoming 3 major design challenges to accelerate production and boost safety

Significant advancements in battery technology—including lithium-ion, solid-state, and other emerging technologies have occurred in recent years as was recently acknowledged by institutions such as the International Energy Agency and...

Buket Mansuroglu

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15 Jan, 2025
Integrating Renewables Demands Greater R&D

The move toward green, clean, sustainable energy will require a massive investment in research and development (R&D) to develop the innovations that will accelerate the modernization of North America’s electrical grids. Advancements in Battery...

Alberto Prieto

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15 Jan, 2025
The Logistics of EV Charger Installation in Multi-Unit Dwellings

With the increase of electric vehicles on the road, there is growing demand for EV chargers. Drivers are left with a few different options: they can use a public charger, they can charge at work if they are lucky enough to have that option, or they...

Chris Cedrone

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15 Jan, 2025
A Quieter Place: Addressing noise at energy storage sites

Imagine standing a basketball court’s length away from a battery energy storage system (BESS) facility. You’d likely hear the hum of machinery, similar to the sound of a vacuum cleaner or a dishwasher running in the background. While these...

Fadi Zara